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Showing posts with label Cafe Rio. Show all posts

"Cafe Rio" Style Cilantro Ranch Dressing

Comments (0) | Thursday, October 6, 2011


Ingredients:


  • 1 packet traditional Hidden Valley Ranch mix (not buttermilk)
  • 1 cup m mayonnaise
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 bunch of cilantro
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 jalapeno (with the seeds for spicy, w/o seeds for more mild)

Directions:

Blend all ingredients together in a blender. Enjoy.


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"Cafe Rio" Style Lime-Cilantro Ranch Dressing

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Ingredients:


  • 1 envelope buttermilk ranch dressing mix
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 bunch of cilantro
  • 1 heaping tsp of minced garlic
  • 2 tomatillos
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1/2 tsp Cholula sauce (or tobasco sauce)

Directions:

Blend in food processor or blender, store in refrigerator until ready to serve.


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"Cafe Rio" Style Black Beans

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Ingredients:


  • 2 TB olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp. Cumin
  • 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 1/3 cup tomato juice
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Salt
  • 1 TB fresh chopped cilantro

Directions:

In a skillet, cook garlic and cumin in olive oil over medium heat until you can smell it.
Add beans, tomato juice, and salt. Continually stir until heated through. Just before
serving, stir in the cilantro.


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"Cafe Rio" Style Rice

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Ingredients:


  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tsp chicken bouillon
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/4 bunch cilantro
  • 1/2 can diced green chilies
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 onion
  • 1 cup rice

Directions:

Blend cilantro, chilies, and onion together in a blender or food processor. Bring water to
boil and add all ingredients, cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes, until rice is ready.


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"Cafe Rio" Style Shredded Chicken

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Ingredients:


  • 8 oz bottle of Italian Dressing
  • 1 TB Chili Powder
  • 1 TB Cumin
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 chicken breasts

Directions:

Cook all ingredients in a crockpot for 4 hours on high, shred meat and cook on low until
ready to serve.


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"Cafe Rio" Style Shredded Pork

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Ingredients: 

  • 3-5 lb. Pork Loin Roast
  • 18 oz Dr. Pepper
  • 1 cup turbinado sugar (brand name at the store is Sugar in the Raw, found where other
  • sugars are located.)
  • 2 or 3 T. tomato paste
  • 1 tsp. Dry Ground Mustard
  • 1 tsp. Cumin
  • 2 tsp. Minced Garlic

Directions:

Put all the ingredients, except pork, into a blender and blend until well mixed. Place
pork in a crockpot and pour sauce over it. Carefully turn the pork over half way through
cooking. Cook in the sauce until it pulls apart/shreds easily, 7-9 hours on low, or 4-6
hours on high. Take pork out and shred and put back in. (Sometimes I make an extra
batch of the sauce and simmer it until it thickens, then I add the shredded pork to that
instead of the sauce it was cooked in – much sweeter and yummier.)


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